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Feasibility and Initial Results of an Internet‐Based Pacemaker and ICD Pulse Generator and Lead Registry
Author(s) -
HAUSER ROBERT,
HAYES DAVID,
PARSONNET VICTOR,
FURMAN SEYMOUR,
EPSTEIN ANDREW,
HAYES JOHN,
SAKSENA SANJEEV,
IRWIN MARLEEN,
ALMQUIST ADRIAN,
CANNOM DAVID,
GROSS JAY,
KALLINEN LINDA
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2001.00082.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pulse generator , lead (geology) , generator (circuit theory) , medical emergency , telecommunications , computer science , geomorphology , jitter , geology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
HAUSER, R., et al. : Feasibility and Initial Results of an Internet‐Based Pacemaker and ICD Pulse Generator and Lead Registry. The medical community has no independent source of timely information regarding the performance of pacemaker and ICD pulse generators and leads. Accordingly, the authors established an Internet‐based registry of pacemaker and ICD pulse generator and lead failures (www.pacerandicregistry.com). During the first year, they found three previously unreported device problems that were promptly communicated to the participants. Of the failures reported, 11% of ICD and 10% of pacemaker pulse generator failures were heralded by signs other than the expected elective replacement indicator (ERI). Average ICD battery longevity was 4.0 ± 0.7 years, and average dual chamber pacemaker battery longevity was 6.8 ± 2.6 years. Disrupted insulation accounted for 54% of pacemaker and 29% of ICD lead failures. Compared to pacemaker pulse generator and lead failure, ICD device failures were more likely to cause severe clinical consequences. In conclusion, an Internet‐based registry is feasible and capable of providing timely data regarding the signs, causes, and clinical consequences of pacemaker and ICD failures.